Took some pics of the two cats today. The B/W one is Niobe, she's probably about 4 years old. I always call her my bowling ball with legs 'cause she's quite, um, curvaceous. The tabby is my little old man, Toonces. He's about 21 years old, and getting quite curmudgeonly! Still loves to cuddle with me, but god forbid if anybody else wants to pet him!

"Remember - every time your dog gets somewhere on a tight leash *a fairy dies and it's all your fault.* Think of the fairies." http://www.positivepetzine.com"

Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body; but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

They do look very similar! My boy was actually a stray, and I happened to see a Cat Fancy article one day about Maine Coones and I almost died - he probably cost somebody a lot of money for them to go and lose him! But I'm glad they did 'cause he's my handsome old man. I've had him for, oh, 17 years? Since I was 11! I'll be such a wreck when he goes.

"Remember - every time your dog gets somewhere on a tight leash *a fairy dies and it's all your fault.* Think of the fairies." http://www.positivepetzine.com"